The Penny Arcade Expo is going to arrive on the US's Eastern Seaboard in a …

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If you're stuck on the East Coast of the US (better known as "The-Coast-That-Shall-Not-Named" out here in California), then the Penny Arcade Expo has most likely come across as an immense tease, mocking you from 3,000 miles across the country. Now, it looks like those not fortunate—or wise—enough to live on the West Coast will actually have their own version of PAX arriving to their shores.

In a recent post on Penny Arcade's main site, Tycho reported that, as he originally promised when he spoke at MIT, the expo will indeed be coming to the East Coast... in 2010. However, the Penny Arcade founders had to admit that they simply couldn't add another show to their duties, so they had to find someone to help with the process. "We couldn't do two shows by ourselves—we tried," Tycho wrote. "So we needed a suitor, someone to share the load. We had our choice, really, because you have made PAX the show that everyone talks about. In the end we chose Reed Exhibitions, who had just done the New York City Comic Con — people had good things to say about it. They also did the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo. Maybe you haven't heard of the second one, but I understand it was quite a party. There are podiatrists who went last year that are still sobering up."

While 2010 may seem like a bit of a wait, the fact that Gabe and Tycho are actually going to have a whole other show on the other side of the country is pretty crazy. What do you think the odds are that the East Coast show will be better-regarded than E3, too?